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Invermere Companion Animal Network
INVERMERE, CANADA (Columbia Valley Pioneer) - The valley business world just got a little sweeter. Invermere friends, Zoe McGrath, 11, and Abby Wagner, 10, have started their own lemonade stand, complete with stamp cards, menu items, and a charitable twist, before even starting Grade 6.
The girls decided to donate half of their profits to Invermere Companion Animal Network (ICAN), because they don’t need all of the money they earn through the stand, they said.
“When somebody buys one lemonade for 50 cents, 25 cents goes to charity, and 25 cents goes to us for the supplies and stuff.”
From their brightly-coloured stand on Invermere’s 10th Avenue, the girls usually work between 2-3 hours a day and serve around 15 customers. Their hard work helps raise around $50 every three days for the charity.
“It is a nice thing to do when you sell lemonade,” Abby said. “The customers are really nice and they donate money even if they don’t buy lemonade.”
Running a lemonade stand is not always easy and has required the girls to learn a little bit about business.
“We kind of have separate jobs,” Abby said. “Zoe pours the lemonade and I take care of the money and sorting it.”
When a customer comes to their stand the girls have a system in place to make sure that service is their top priority.
“We have a punch card, so when you buy three lemonades you get the fourth one free,” Zoe said. “We have to remember a lot of stuff, like showing the menu, giving out the punch card, and telling the person about the charity part of it.”
The girls have a hand in every facet of their business, but a little parental help from Abby’s mom and dad, Tony and Dru, doesn’t hurt when it comes to research and design.
“We had a stand before this that wasn’t very nice,” Abby said. “It was kind of just some wood and no paint. My dad built our newest lemonade stand and the lemon on top. A lot of people bonk their heads on it.”
Zoe’s parents, Dave and Cathy, handle logistics for the pair and drive them to pick up their supplies for their summer creations.
The stand is open intermittently throughout the week, and is located where Invermere’s 10th Avenue intersects 12th Avenue (behind Sobeys).
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